SURVIVORS MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACK

Survivors of a terrorist attack that killed 14 people at a holiday party east of Los Angeles observed the fifth anniversary of the assault on Wednesday, and officials unveiled plans for a memorial to honor the dead.

A private memorial ceremony that also included families of the slain was held outside the San Bernardino County Government Center, where the memorial will be built, a county statement said.

One survivor, Kevin Ortiz, joined other people in laying flowers at the shooting scene, the Inland Regional Center, not far away from the Government Center.

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 29, shot and killed 14 people and wounded 22 others who were attending a holiday party and training session for San Bernardino County health services workers. Farook worked with the victims. The couple were later killed in a gunfight with police.

“It forever changed our lives,” Supervisor Josie Gonzales said. “Today, we start rebuilding what has been torn apart, in the form of a memorial.”

Plans were formally announced to build a “Curtain of Courage” at the site. A committee composed of family members of the victims, shooting survivors and first responders is helping develop the plans, said Gonzales.

The memorial, designed by noted Oakland architect Walter Hood, will consist of 14 alcoves — one for each of the dead — created by a series of curving bronze and steel honeycomb-mesh panels with colored glass pieces.

The cost and completion date of the memorial will be determined later, but supervisors have set aside $1 million for the project.